Market Place

Digital Access

Home Delivery

Local news, prep sports, Chicago sports, local and regional entertainment, business, home and lifestyle, food, classified and more! News you use every day! Daily, Daily including the e-Edition or e-Edition only.

Text Alerts

Choose your news! Select the text alerts you want to receive: breaking news, prep sports scores, school closings, weather, and more. Text alerts are a free service from SaukValley.com, but text rates may apply.

Email Newsletters

Warriors win rout at Pops

Comets, Cardinals pick up Three Rivers North victories

By SVM Sports Staff

Feb. 7, 2014

The Sterling Golden Warriors got rolling early and never let up in a 70-17 NIB-12 West victory Thursday over the Streator Bulldogs at Pops Dale Gymnasium.

Kiarra Harris scored 20 points for Sterling (16-10, 5-3), which led 13-4 after one quarter before outscoring the Bulldogs (1-19, 0-7) 26-5 in the second period. The Bulldogs didn’t score more than six points in any quarter.

Kaitlyn Bauer had 15 points, and Gabby Sandoval added 14, including both of the game’s 3-pointers.

Newman 75, Fulton 55: The Comets scored at least 13 points in every period in a Three Rivers North win at home.

Bureau Valley 54, Princeton 40: The Storm led 29-12 by halftime and never looked back in a nonconference rivalry game in Manlius.

Darcy Kepner had 12 points, and Helena Osk Arnadottir scored 11 for BV (9-15), with Arnadottir dishing three assists. Nicole Bornsheuer finished with nine points, 14 rebounds and four steals, and Carlie Bickett chipped in six points, 12 boards, four assists, three steals and two blocks.

Brianna Barajas paced Princeton with 10 points and seven rebounds.

Erie 43, Riverdale 37: The Cobert sisters both recorded double-doubles in the Cardinals’ Three Rivers North win at home.

Rachel had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Courtney finished with 11 points, 11 boards, and three assists for Erie (19-9, 9-5), which led 21-13 at halftime. Bailee Classen hit three 3-pointers for nine points.

Emily Quaco rolled games of 235, 215 and 206 to finish with a 656 series for Dixon (10-1), which tied with Morris with 80 out of 90 possible conference points on the season. Margaret Thomas (572), Ashley Currier (554), Katlyn Bay (552) added 550+ series, with Currier finishing her day with a 241 game.

Sydney Gill’s 664 series, which included games of 224 and 236, paced the Bulldogs.

United Township 2,929, Sterling 2,483: The Golden Warriors lost every game in a nonconference dual meet at Blackhawk Lanes.

Destinee Howard led Sterling with a 597 series, which included games of 207 and 224. Magan Tintori added a 553 for the Warriors, including a 203 high game.

Kayla Crawford paced the Panthers with a 659 series, and Leah Samuelson added a 649.

Women’s baskeball

Sauk Valley 76, Black Hawk 28:All nine Skyhawks that played scored at least six points in a romp over the Braves at Sauk.

With starter Sheldeen Joseph out due to illness, Sauk (16-3, 6-1 Arrowhead) got 12 points from Paige Calow, and 11 apiece from Becca Hendley and Sarah Matson. Hendley also had eight rebounds and five steals.

Jaimie Hurd contributed six points, six assists, six rebounds and six steals.